{"id":3117,"date":"2019-10-19T09:44:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-19T09:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2019-10-19T09:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-19T09:48:00","slug":"how-to-apply-color-on-icing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/icing-sheets-and-color\/how-to-apply-color-on-icing.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply Color on Icing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/icing_colors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3118 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/icing_colors.jpg\" alt=\"icing_colors\" width=\"349\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/icing_colors.jpg 349w, https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/icing_colors-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/a>Applying colors on an icing is possible by using a paste food color. If you want a more noticeable icing, you\u2019d want to go for a concentrated food coloring which has deep or vivid colors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are some tips you want to consider when applying <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inkedibles.com\/cic\/category.php?category=Inkedibles+Edible+Icing\">icing colors<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">For deep colors like brown or black, you want to use a food coloring in larger amounts than the usual. In most cases, you\u2019ll end up using 1 oz. of paste food color for every cup of icing to get that rich, deep color. However, deep colors are only ideal for accent colors.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Make sure you store your cake in a cool room away from direct light. This is because sunlight, or even fluorescent light, will cause some of the icing colors to fade.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don\u2019t ice your cakes when frozen. Therefore, you want to defrost it before applying icing to prevent the colors from \u201cbleeding\u201d.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Natural deep colors will naturally stain, though they\u2019re not necessarily harmful. You can simply wash the stained area with soap and warm water.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Make sure you apply icing colors 1-2 hours before you start decorating your cake. This is because the colors will deepen in buttercream icings when set.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cream of tartar, or lemon juice in some cases, can cause the colors to change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Therefore, if any of them is included in your cake\u2019s ingredients, make sure to remove it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, some water from certain areas can cause a color change. If your buttercream icing is made with water, you can opt for milk as an alternative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applying colors on an icing is possible by using a paste food color. If you want a more noticeable icing, you\u2019d want to go for a concentrated food coloring which has deep or vivid colors. Here are some tips you want to consider when applying icing colors: For deep colors like brown or black, you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[92,132,133],"class_list":["post-3117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icing-sheets-and-color","tag-icing-colors","tag-icing-sheet","tag-photos-on-cakes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3117\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}